Olynyk suspended 1 game for "yanking" Kevin Love's arm, J.R. Smith suspended 2 games, Perkins fined
Kelly Olynyk will be suspended for one game, to start the 2015-2016 season, for "yanking" Kevin Love's arm in the C's season-ending loss to the Cavs, Sunday in Boston:
Olynyk will miss the first game of the 2015-16 regular season. League said he “yanked [Love’s] arm down” after being entangled.
— Chris Forsberg (@ESPNForsberg) April 27, 2015
The Cleveland reporter who thought the Celtics' fans were mean to LeBron, should get a look at Olynyk's twitter mentions. Stay classy Cleveland!!!
Cleveland's J.R. Smith received a two-game suspension for this cheap-shot to the Celts' Jae Crowder:
Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith has been suspended two games without pay for making contact with Jae Crowder's head against Celtics on Sunday.
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) April 27, 2015
Kendrick Perkins was fined, but not suspended for his hard-foul on Crowder in the second quarter, Sunday:
Cavaliers center Kendrick Perkins’s second quarter Flagrant Foul 1 vs Boston was upgraded to a Flagrant Foul 2 and he has been fined $15,000
— Marc J. Spears (@SpearsNBAYahoo) April 27, 2015
Photo credit: Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via AP
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